Rumble seat disappearing top



Nov. 12,1935. EN 2,021,054

RUMBLE SEAT DISAPPEARING TOP Filed Dec. 13, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR ATTORNEY Nov. 12, 1935.v A. EN0 7 2,021,054

RUMBLE SEAT DISQPPEARING TOP Filed Dec. is, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Vll/l/ INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented Nov. 12, 1935 UNITED STATEfi ream" OFFICE RUMBLE SEAT DISAPPEARING TOP George Alexandre Eno, Lowell, Mass. Application December 13, 1934, Serial N0.-757,364

1 Claim. (Cl. 296-498) The invention relates to improvements in a rumble seat disappearing top in which said top and its individual parts are joined together in a way such that when not in use, will allow said top and its individual parts when in their proper position, and held in said position by means of snaps and swivel buttons, to be rolled in or out of the storing case at will by semi-automatic means; and the objects of the improvements are, first, to allow said top and its component parts when in an inoperative position to be stored in as small a case as possible in a position favorable to both the action of said top when in and not in use, and to the occupants of the rumble seat; second, to afford facilities for the proper adjustment of said top from its inoperative position in the storing case to its operative position on the rumble seat, and vice versa; third, to minimize the working time of setting said top in a working position on the rumble seat from its inoperative position in the case and vice versa.

One form of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a rear right hand side elevation of the rumble seat disappearing top in position to cover the entire rumble seat; Figure 2 is a right hand elevation of the storing case for the rumble seat top in two of its working positions; Figure 3, an enlarged right hand rear elevation of a supporting brace socket in a working position; Figure 4, an enlarged frontal elevation of the socket for the brace in a working position; Figure 5, a partial plan of the rumble seat disappearing top with its horizontal bar top supports and its braces laid out horizontally, the left side curtain being equal in size and shape to the right side; Figure 6 being a horizontally sectional view of the fabric and material used in constructing the rumble seat disappearing top; Figure 7, a side elevation showing one of the braces with a snap post, said snap post to allow the snap on the side curtains to be put in; Figure 8 is a rear end elevation of the bare frame with its side braces, both said braces being in an operative and inoperative position, said frame used as a rear support of the rumble seat disappearing top; Figure 9 being an enlarged rear end elevation of the storing case; Figure 10 is a left end elevation of an enlarged central portion of the left side, said centrally located portion supporting the swivel bearing arm, showing the flattened end of the winding drum; Figure 11 is a right end elevation of an enlarged central portion of the right side, said centrally located portion supporting the swivel bearing arm, with the ordinary round bearing, working in conjunction with the left end bearing, both being integral parts of the main drum; Figure 12 is an enlarged right hand elevation of the storing case shown partly in section showing the manner in which the rumble seat disappearing top is rolled in.

The rear half of an automobile body having a rumble seat compartment l, its support beams I, running parallel underneath the metal covering of said rumble seat body, and the back rest 6, of said rumble seat in an open position, constitute the frame work of the machine as 15 shown in Figure 1.

The rumble seat disappearing top 2, after being unwound from its roll 28, (see Figure 12) out of its storing case It), is shown in an operative position in Figure 1, said rumble seat disappearing top being composed of its top two sides and a rear and front curtains joined to the top 2, all with flexible windows 5, (Figure 5) a front horizontal bar top support 3 and rear horizontal bar top support 4 said front and rear horizontal bar top supports being joined to the lower side of the top 2 by means of an innermost layer of felt ll,

ll being glued to the top part of the horizontal bar top supports, and an inner layer of fabric I2, lying between H, and the bottom part of top 2, being sewed thereon, said horizontal top supports being covered by a bottom layer of fabric l3,

l3 being sewed on each side of said horizontal bar top supports to the bottom part of fabric l2 and top 2, 3 and 4 being hinged at l5, (see Figure 8) to braces 3 and 4, said braces having a snap post if, (Figure 7) l1 being used to hold the snap covers il in place, (see Figure 5) H being on the two side and rear curtains; the front and 40 rear horizontal bar top supports are identical in all respects to each other except for the stop motion pin Ml, (as shown in Figure 8) 40 being at each end of the horizontal bar top support 4 on the lower side, in the center of the aforementioned horizontal bar top supports 3 and 4 a swivel and hand operated button I4, is riveted on said bars in a way such as to allow said swivel and hand operated button to turn around its axis so that the braces 3 and 4 can be held in an inoperative position (as shown on the left hand side of Figure 8) so as to allow the front and rear horizontal top supports with their braces to be rolled in or out of storing case I l); the right hand part of Figure 8, shows braces 4 in an operative position, and the dotted lines being the aforementioned brace in an inoperative position.

'The socket l5, (see Figures 3 and 4) there being one for each brace, is a rectangular box with inside dimensions slightly larger than the dimensions of the aforementioned brace, socket 15 providing a resting place for the brace l6, having an integral ear 36, on the top part of said socket, and another integral ear 36, on the lower part of i5. "A thumb screw I8 being joined to a swivel washer M, (as shown in Figure 3) to allow a greater area of contact and pressure between 4! and the braces 3 and 4.

The storing case H3 previously referred to, and

shown in a right hand side elevation in Figure 2,

also shown in another right hand side'elevation with part of the inside of said storing case shown in Figure 12, said storing case also shownin a front elevation in Figure 9, can be moved around its axis and held in any angular position desired by a series of radial screw holes 31,31 being held in contact with a screw pin 22, held in the lower said arms 9 being held in place to beams l, by a means of screws 23 and nuts 34.

The features of the invention are perfectly carried out in the manner shown in Figure 12,

where it will be seen that the top 2, with its side 5 each end, acting as a stop motion for the top 2,

said pin resting inthe groove I9.

I claim: V 15 The combination, in a rumble seat disappearing top, of a flexible topwith its sides and rear curtains, havingfront and rear rectangular top supports with braces, the width of said top, joined in a stationary position to the lower part of the120 aforementioned top, saidtop and top supports with their braces being capable of being rolled in or out of a storing case, preferably octagonal in shape, having a wedge in an inclined plane located in the lower front part of the aforementioned 5 storing case, also having an extended outer opening, rectangular in shape, the width and depth of the front opening of said storingcase, faci1itating the in or out movements of the aforementioned top and its component parts. 7 7' GEORGE ALEXANDRE nNo. 

